Living with Modern Classics : The Chair,9780823031092

Living with Modern Classics : The Chair

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ISBN13: 9780823031092
ISBN10: 0823031098
Format: Hardcover
Pub. Date: 2000-03-01
Publisher(s): Random House Inc
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Summary

The most influential furniture designers of the 20th century are showcased in this tribute to their ingenuity in transforming functional chairs into objects of sculptural beauty.

Author Biography

Elizabeth Wilhide is the author and co-author of many books on interior design Andrew Wood is a photographer specializing in interiors and fashion

Table of Contents

Introduction 6(4)
Paimio chair, model no. 41
10(2)
Alvar Aalto
Stool, model no. 60
12(1)
Armchair, model no. 406
12(2)
Cab chair, model no. 412
14(2)
Mario Bellini
Diamond chair
16(2)
Harry Bertoia
Steel tube (Wassily) chair
18(1)
Marcel Breuer
Cesca chair
18(2)
Landi chair
20(2)
Hans Coray
Chaise Longue B306
22(1)
Le Corbusier
Charlotte Perriand
Grand Confort armchair
22(2)
Polypropylene chair
24(2)
Robin Day
Blow chair
26(2)
De Pas
D'Urbino
Lomazzi
Scolari
S chair
28(2)
Tom Dixon
Lounge chair (670) and footstool (671)
30(2)
Charles
Ray Eames
LCW
32(1)
DCM
32(2)
Butterfly chair
34(2)
Ferrari-Hardoy
Kurchan
Bonet
Wiggle chair
36(2)
Frank Gehry
Bibendum armchair
38(2)
Eileen Gray
Balzac chair
40(2)
Matthew Hilton
3107 chair
42(2)
Arne Jacobsen
Swan chair
44(1)
Egg chair
44(2)
Easy chair, model no. PK22
46(1)
Poul Kjaerholm
Hammock, model no. PK24
46(1)
Easy chair, model no. PK25
46(4)
Barcelona chair 48 Brno chair
50(2)
Mies Van der Rohe
Ply chair
52(2)
Jasper Morrison
Panton chair
54(2)
Verner Panton
Plia chair
56(2)
Giancarlo Piretti
Antelope chair
58(1)
Ernest Race
BA chair
59(1)
Ingram high-back chair
60(2)
Charles Rennie Mackintosh
Zigzag chair
62(2)
Gerrit Rietveld
Tulip chair
64(2)
Eero Saarinen
Womb chair
66(2)
Model no. S33
68(2)
Mart Stam
Costes chair
70(2)
Philippe Starck
Dr. No
72(1)
Lord Yo
72(2)
Y chair
74(1)
Hans Wegner
Ox chair
74(2)
Lady chair
76(2)
Marco Zanuso
Retailers
78(2)
Acknowledgments 80

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